2021-07: Nova mistura ATMOS do Sgt. Peppers

Pelo "produtor" dos Beatles. Mais precisamente pelo filho de um dos produtores dos Beatles:

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22601508/the-beatles-dolby-atmos-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band-remix-mono-stereo-apple-music

Citando:

"The Beatles seminal Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is set to receive another Dolby Atmos mix, after producer Giles Martin, son of the album’s original producer George Martin, admitted that the current version “doesn’t sound quite right.” The current mix, produced by the younger Martin in 2017, was made with Dolby Atmos theaters in mind, rather than personal listening via services like Apple Music. “I’m gonna replace it,” the said the two time Grammy winner to Rolling Stone. “It’s good. But it’s not right.”"

2018-09: Reedição do White Album a caminho!

Grandes notícias, com disponibilização de material finalmente tratado devidamente (Giles Martin):
https://nit.pt/opiniao/opiniao-opiniao/vem-ai-reedicao-do-white-album-maior-album-sempre-vai-ficar-ainda-maior

Citando:

"The Beatles Super Deluxe — O maior álbum de sempre vai ficar ainda maior

(...) A reedição do White Album chega a 9 de novembro e vai trazer duas novíssimas remisturas do álbum em Stereo e em Surround, ambas produzidas por Giles Martin — filho de George Martin, produtor dos álbuns originais dos Beatles. Ambas as remisturas, mais a mistura Mono original, vão aparecer na caixa Super Deluxe do White Album, que para além disto ainda oferece um CD das demos gravadas em Maio de 1968, na casa de George em Esher (pequena cidade em Surrey, onde este que vos escreve hoje trabalha) e mais 3 CDs de gravações das sessões do White Album em Abbey Road. Entre estas gravações, vamos poder ouvir uma primeira versão de “Let It Be”, dois anos antes do seu lançamento em 1970. A minha cabeça está a andar à roda.

A reedição do White Album será feita em 5 formatos diferentes."

2016-04-17: Mais um artigo sobre o preview de Sgt. Pepper's

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-unheard-sgt-pepper-outtakes-exclusive-first-listen-w476067

Citando:

"The box has alternate takes of each song — in some cases drastically different and all offering revelatory insights into the most legendary of rock masterpieces. It's the first time the Beatles have opened their vaults and released new recordings since Anthology.

The new remix has long been craved by hardcore Beatle heads, who have always complained about the diffuse stereo mix. The mono version was the one George Martin, engineer Geoff Emerick and the band spent weeks mixing — but the stereo version was rushed out without the Beatles even there in the room. "They were trying to create this immersive world that the stereo didn't have," Giles Martin says now. "Nobody paid much attention to the stereo mix. What we did was work out what they were doing in the mono mix and apply it to stereo."

No matter how well you know the album, this remix is full of nuances any fan will notice, especially the bottom end —Ringo’s kick drum really reveals new dimensions. It's a tribute to the band and their producer."

2016-04-10: Os takes alternativos da reedição do Sgt. Pepper's

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-unheard-sgt-pepper-outtakes-exclusive-first-listen-w476067

2016-04-10: Audição prévia do Sgt. Pepper's em Abbey Road

... com Giles Martin (filho de George Martin):
http://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beatles-long-awaited-sgt-pepper-remix-previewed-abbey-road

E uma foto de um dos pianos de parede de Abbey Road usado para o acorde final do ADITL. Giro.

2017-04-26: Sgt. Pepper's reeditado (detalhes das diversas edições)

Finalmente os detalhes oficiais (via site de PM):
https://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/sgt-peppers-back

Citando:
"Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition Tracklists:

CD
(‘Sgt. Pepper’ 2017 Stereo Mix)
1.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band    
2.  With A Little Help From My Friends 
3.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 
4.  Getting Better     
5.  Fixing A Hole    
6.  She's Leaving Home     
7.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!    
8.  Within You Without You     
9.  When I'm Sixty-Four    
10. Lovely Rita    
11. Good Morning Good Morning     
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)    
13. A Day In The Life 

Deluxe [2CD, digital]

CD 1:  ‘Sgt. Pepper’ 2017 Stereo Mix (same as single-disc CD tracklist, above)

CD 2:  Complete early takes from the sessions in the same sequence as the album, plus various versions of “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane”
1.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Take 9]
2.  With A Little Help From My Friends [Take 1 - False Start And Take 2 – Instrumental]        
3.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Take 1]    
4.  Getting Better [Take 1 - Instrumental And Speech At The End]    
5.  Fixing A Hole [Speech And Take 3]    
6.  She's Leaving Home [Take 1 – Instrumental]    
7.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! [Take 4]
8.  Within You Without You [Take 1 - Indian Instruments]     
9.  When I'm Sixty-Four [Take 2]    
10. Lovely Rita [Speech And Take 9]    
11. Good Morning Good Morning [Take 8]        
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) [Take 8]        
13. A Day In The Life [Take 1 With Hummed Last Chord]    
14. Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 7]        
15. Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 26]    
16. Strawberry Fields Forever [Stereo Mix - 2015]        
17. Penny Lane [Take 6 - Instrumental]    
18. Penny Lane [Stereo Mix - 2017]    

Deluxe Vinyl [180g 2LP]

LP 1:  ‘Sgt. Pepper’ 2017 Stereo Mix (same as single-disc CD tracklist, above)
SIDE 1                                                                                   SIDE 2
1.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band               1.  Within You Without You 
2.  With A Little Help From My Friends                        2.  When I'm Sixty-Four 
3.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds                              3.  Lovely Rita
4.  Getting Better                                                               4.  Good Morning Good Morning
5.  Fixing A Hole                                                                 5.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
6.  She's Leaving Home                                                  6.  A Day In The Life 
7.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! 

LP 2:  Complete early takes from the sessions in the same sequence as the album
SIDE 3
1.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Take 9 And Speech]    
2.  With A Little Help From My Friends [Take 1 - False Start And Take 2 – Instrumental]        
3.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Take 1]        
4.  Getting Better [Take 1 - Instrumental And Speech At The End]    
5.  Fixing A Hole [Speech And Take 3]    
6.  She's Leaving Home [Take 1 – Instrumental]        
7.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! [Take 4]    

SIDE 4
1.  Within You Without You [Take 1 - Indian Instruments]     
2.  When I'm Sixty-Four [Take 2]    
3.  Lovely Rita [Speech And Take 9]        
4.  Good Morning Good Morning [Take 8]    
5.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) [Take 8]    
6.  A Day In The Life [Take 1 With Hummed Last Chord]
    
Super Deluxe [4CD/DVD/Blu-ray boxed set]

CD 1:  ‘Sgt. Pepper’ 2017 Stereo Mix (same as single-disc CD tracklist, above)

CD 2:  Complete early takes from the sessions, sequenced in chronological order of their first recording dates
1.  Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 1] 
2.  Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 4]
3.  Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 7]
4.  Strawberry Fields Forever [Take 26]    
5.  Strawberry Fields Forever [Stereo Mix - 2015]
6.  When I'm Sixty-Four [Take 2] 
7.  Penny Lane [Take 6 – Instrumental] 
8.  Penny Lane [Vocal Overdubs And Speech]
9.  Penny Lane [Stereo Mix - 2017]    
10. A Day In The Life [Take 1]    
11. A Day In The Life [Take 2]    
12. A Day In The Life [Orchestra Overdub]    
13. A Day In The Life (Hummed Last Chord) [Takes 8, 9, 10 and 11]    
14. A Day In The Life (The Last Chord)
15. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Take 1 – Instrumental]    
16. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Take 9 And Speech]    
17. Good Morning Good Morning [Take 1 - Instrumental, Breakdown]    
18. Good Morning Good Morning [Take 8]

CD 3:  Complete early takes from the sessions, sequenced in chronological order of their first recording dates
1.  Fixing A Hole [Take 1] 
2.  Fixing A Hole [Speech And Take 3]
3.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! [Speech From Before Take 1; Take 4 And Speech At End]    
4.  Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! [Take 7]    
5.  Lovely Rita [Speech And Take 9]
6.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Take 1 And Speech At The End]    
7.  Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Speech, False Start And Take 5]    
8.  Getting Better [Take 1 - Instrumental And Speech At The End] 
9.  Getting Better [Take 12] 
10. Within You Without You [Take 1 - Indian Instruments Only] 
11. Within You Without You [George Coaching The Musicians]    
12. She's Leaving Home [Take 1 – Instrumental] 
13. She's Leaving Home [Take 6 – Instrumental] 
14. With A Little Help From My Friends [Take 1 - False Start And Take 2 – Instrumental]     
15. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) [Speech And Take 8]

CD 4:  ‘Sgt. Pepper’ and bonus tracks in Mono
(Tracks 1-13:  2017 Direct Transfer of ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Original Mono Mix)
14. Strawberry Fields Forever [Original Mono Mix]
15. Penny Lane    [Original Mono Mix]
16. A Day In The Life [Unreleased First Mono Mix] 17. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Unreleased Mono Mix - No. 11] 
18. She's Leaving Home [Unreleased First Mono Mix] 
19. Penny Lane [Capitol Records U.S. Promo Single - Mono Mix]

DISCS 5 & 6 (Blu-ray & DVD)
Audio Features (both discs):
- New 5.1 Surround Audio mixes of ‘Sgt. Pepper’ album and “Penny Lane,” plus 2015 5.1 Surround mix of “Strawberry Fields Forever” (Blu-ray: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1 / DVD: DTS Dolby Digital 5.1)
- High Resolution Audio versions of 2017 ‘Sgt. Pepper’ stereo mix and 2017 “Penny Lane” stereo mix, plus 2015 “Strawberry Fields Forever” hi res stereo mix (Blu-ray: LPCM Stereo 96KHz/24bit / DVD: LPCM Stereo)
Video Features (both discs):
- The Making of Sgt. Pepper [restored 1992 documentary film, previously unreleased]
- Promotional Films:  “A Day In The Life;” “Strawberry Fields Forever;” “Penny Lane” [4K restored]"

2017-04-02: Starr on Giles Martin remaster of Sgt. Pepper's (50 years)

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-sgt-pepper-50th-anniversary/

2017-03-14: Finalmente percebi porque soa tão bem...

... o remaster para o documentário Eight Days a Week e o CD correspondente (que é baseado em dois concertos numa sala americana de nome Hollywood Bowl). Recordo-me claramente de como soava o vinil de 1977 que uma prima minha tinha e ao voltar a ouvir o remaster cheguei a pensar que o GH era um picuinhas ao dizer (na Anthology) que não se conseguia ouvir a tocar e que toda aquela histeria e gritaria eram insuportáveis. Mas não. A questão é que os concertos são os mesmos mas o som foi todo "reconstruído" (para remover o barulho do público). 

Para saber como leiam o artigo seguinte todo, vale definitivamente a pena:
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/remastering-one-beatles-live-album-finally-made-great/

Citando:
"THE BEATLES’ REMARKABLE catalog includes just one official live album, and the group’s immense popularity made it unlistenable. The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, recorded in 1964 and 1965 but not released until 1977, was always a frustrating listen. Try as you might, you simply cannot hear much music above the fan-belt squeal of 10,000 Beatlemaniacs.

You can’t blame the Fab Four, nor their legendary producer George Martin. Martin did what he could with the three-track tapes, but the limitations of 1970s technology did little to elevate the music above the din. Boosting the high frequencies—the snap of Ringo Starr’s hi-hat, the shimmer and chime of George Harrison’s guitar—only made the racket made by all those fans even louder.

All of which makes the remastered version of Live at the Hollywood Bowl especially impressive. The do-over, which coincided with the August release of Ron Howard’s documentary film Eight Days a Week, squeezes astonishing clarity out of the source tapes. You can finally hear an exceptionally tight band grinding out infectious blues-based rock propelled by a driving beat, wailing guitars, and raspy vocals. This album never sounded so lucid, present, or weighty."